HOUSTON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Taipei player Lin Yun-Ju crashed out of the men's singles draw after losing 4-3 to South Korea's Lim Jonghoon in a pulsating head-to-head at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships held here on Thursday.
Trailing 2-0 and then 3-1, No. 4 seed Lin, rated sixth in the world rankings, courageously recovered back-to-back games to level the scores at 3-3.
The 20-year-old then held a match point in the deciding game, but it was his world No. 71 opponent who threw his arms in the air in celebration when came the close of the match 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 6-11, 8-11, 13-11.
Rising to prominence in 2019, Lin has endeared himself to fans across the globe with his quiet and somewhat shy personality.
The left-handed youngster collected his first World Tour singles title aged just 18 before going on to strike bronze on his men's World Cup debut in Budapest 2019. Enditem